Founded on 15th April 1923; revitalised under the leadership of the then Secretary General Com EX Jospeh in 1957, faced innumberable onslaughts by the bureaucracy of Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG of India; fought disruptions patronised by CAG many a time; champions the cause of audit and accounts employees, the Central Government employees and workers and toiling masses.

Dear Comrades,CWC AT NEW DELHIHope all would have be in receipt of the notification for the CWCmeeting at New Delhi on 24th and 25th February 2011. The venue of theCWC meeting shall be Gandhi Peace Foundation Hall, DDU Marg near ITO.Accommodation has been arranged at Garhwal Bhavan for 24-25 Feb 2011.

HQr Quota: All the affiliates should clear HQr quota upto andincluding 31st December 2010 failing which they shall not beentitled either as delegate or observer.Auditlekha Dues: Remittances are very poor. All Units shall have topay up all the dues on this head upto 31st Dec 2010.The unit wise dues on both the heads will be circulated separately.Special Fund : Very few units have responded to this call. All mayremit the special fund collected at the time of CWC meet.

WOMEN'S CONVETION Good number of units has informed about the participation ofrepresentatives from their unit in the Convention at Kolkata on 7-8February 2011, but some are still lagging even in informing about thefactual position.

All the units are requested to depute women delegates as per thequota given vide circular 32-2010.

Dear Comrades, The present day political and economic developments in the nationsuch as of rocket rising prices of essential commodities andinsecurity in day to day life demand that the women have to comeforward and take up the challenges head on.The responsibilities of women have increased both in the domesticfront and the official front. It is the women who have to see to itthat there is economy in usage of all facilities like electricity,water, food grains etc. and on the other hand women have to be in theforefront of all struggles for basic rights and to redefine lives tofind more space in society free from violence. Women's organisations are growing and getting a say in every activityon earth, but the involvement of women from each family must beensured- to join in the collective movement.In India and all over the world the importance of unity among women isvery much necessary for obtaining social justice at all levels. Aslong as there is no unity among women, injustices against women willcontinue. Thus to live in peace free from fear and to ensure security for ourchildren and ourselves we must unite and fight for our rights. The IA&AD is in the lime light with more importance in the presentpolitical scenario and this is also the time for us to act to supportthe good cause and assert our righteous position. The Women's Convention being held at Kolkata on 7th & 8th February2011 under the aegis of Confederation of Central Govt employees andWorkers is the first step in this direction to organise the women workforce in the various offices under the central government.Let us meet in the Convention to discuss and deliberate our presentposition updating information from all the units and also from otherorganisations and chalk out a programme for the healthy advancement ofour official and domestic lives.Subsequently we would be organising a Women's Convention under thebanner of our Association. I appeal to all Units to the participation of women comrades in theConvention at Kolkata on 7th, 8th February 2011.

March 8th - International Womens Day

Let us remember the legacy of struggles for democratic rights of theworking class while preparing to observe International Womens Day onMarch 8th 2011. This is the time for revitalizing our energy toprepare for a sustained struggle on various legitimate demands.We have to strengthen our organisation take up issues and develop more leaders.There is no alternative to struggles.Let our main objectives this season be:-1. Increasing participation of women in both local and national level meetings.2. Educating and persuading women to play an effective role in tradeunion so that they can exercise pressure in the society and createawareness about human rights and fundamental freedom.

We shall strive for:

Enroll every women employee a member of the Association…Every member should be developed into a fine activist…Every activist be developed into a good leader …

We had a meeting with DAI yesterday, ie 18th January 2011. TheAssociation was represented by Coms M Duraipandian, President, SubhashChandra Pandey, Vice President and V. Nageswara Rao, AdditionalSecretary General in addition to the Secretary General. PD, Staff, AC(N) and AO/JCM also attended the meeting.

A brief on the discussion is given below.

1. Replacement of Qualification pay with four advance increments

DAI stated that the question of granting four advance increments toall for the period 1973-1981 would be considered provided there is nolegal issue involved.

As regards re-introduction of the scheme for future DAI informed thata scheme withdrawn by CPC cannot be reconsidered. But Association isfree to raise it as a fresh item at a later stage.

2. Permission for AAO (Adhoc) to negotiate incentive exam

DAI agreed to examine the issue in the light of provisions in MSO/Admn.

DAI stated that he would look into the issue and asked the Associationto submit a detailed note on the subject.

Association requested for extension of the waiver of results of thepaper Statistical sampling for the year 2009 to 2008 also. This wasnot agreed to.

4. Grant of incentive to Accountant/Auditor & SA for discharging theduties of DEOsDAI stated there can not be any uniformity on the additional work.Where ever there is additional work, honorarium could be paid. Thishas to be decided by the concerned Accountants General.

5. Stoppage of transfer on tour basis in NE Region offices.

DAI stated that in the scenario of shortage of man power and own cadrein these newly created offices the transfer on tour is the (second)best option available. He agreed to consider if Association submitsany alternate proposal.

6. Declaring SOGE (A&E) –common paper- passed candidates as promoted

DAI asked the Association to submit a detailed note on the subject.

7. Stop intervention in the day to day functioning of the Associationsand extension of functional facility.

After hearing the Association DAI assured to do the needful.

SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN

Hope that by this time all the units might have completed thesignature campaign on the issue of grant of four advance increments.Those who have not yet submitted the memorandum to the AccountantsGeneral for onward transmission to CAG may please do it without anyfurther delay.

All Units may please send a copy of the signature campaign to CHQr.

WOMEN'S CONVENTION

Few units have communicated on the participation of women comrades inthe convention at Kolkata on 7-8 Feb 2010.

All the units may please ensure that they send their representativesfor the convention without fail. CHQ may be informed of the details ofthe delegates attending the Convention without any further delay. Anydelay in communication would cause difficulties for the host unit andinconvenience to the participants.

PARILAMENT MARCH BY WORKERS

All the units are requested to mobilise the cadres for the parliamentmarch on 23rd February 2010 at New Delhi. All Units may take lead inmobilising the CG employees of the station under Confederation for theRally. With greetings,Yours fraternally

The year 2010 had been quite hectic; one cannot say that the year2011 could be something different.

We had a militant action expressing strong disapproval ofhigh-handedness of the amoral IA&AS bureaucracy and their totalinaction on the prime concerns of the employees and officers. Theaction of mass casual leave on 8th April 2010 was unique in many ways– for first time every one in the department joined together andconveyed their vehement resentment over the manner in which the basichuman rights are violated and the status and stature of the departmentis eroded. Also, it exposed the administration's colonial mindset,their inherent intolerance.

Many amongst us feel dejected because after the successful masscasual leave programme when the administration behaved in a mostuncivilised manner we offered an apology or something of the sort toget out of the situation. History is witness that before incivility, civility has to take astep back - many a time. When we decide to take a step back, it is notsurrendering – it is only a tactical withdrawal to regroup andstrengthen ourselves for the furtherance of future struggles.

There is no defeat in the history of working class struggles, thereare only set backs. And we will rectify the mistakes and go to themass of employees to advance the struggle in furtherance of our avowedgoals. Every struggle advances cause of the workers.

Negotiation backed by agitation is our guiding principle; we wantpeace but a reciprocated one. We cannot remain silent when certainofficers run amuck like wild bulls in the market and those vested withauthority to correct of the situation play the role of biased umpires.

The vacancy position in the department is getting acute; the presentpolicy of recruitment (if at all there) has to undergo a thoroughchange. We will have to be prepared to face the situation that wouldemerge after the cadre review that may come any time now.

On the Common Front of CG employees we can say that nothing happenedfor eleven months – and in the 12th month, realising that expectingthe manna to fall- i.e. the dominant leadership amongst the CG frontto rise to the occasion and confront the government on the basicissues - is a futile one, the Confederation decided to go it alone.

There has been no negotiation on any of the issues, the anomalycommittee – as the name is, that itself is an anomaly – has no meetingand in the past two years when it met twice no issue was settled. Theattempt to de-link the grade pay from pay is moving fast. After 3 years the National Council, JCM met in May 2010 with anagenda submitted three years back. And nothing thereafter. The staff side in the JCM is a mute spectator. The Confederation has taken up the cudgel on behalf of all. It is forone and all of us to rise to occasion and mobilise every segment ofgovernment employees spreading the message even to those sectionswhere the leadership have ceased to be trade unionists.

The national scenario is quite grim. Corruption has spread to allspheres of life. The corrupt few decide the destiny of others.

The life of the common man gets harsher and harsher with prices ofall essential commodities sky rocketing on each passing day. Theassured income is getting eroded. The number of those with assuredincome also becoming lesser and lesser with more and morecontractorisation of all kinds of jobs in every sector.

Selling of the national properties to few selected corporate housesis the priority of the present day government.

The government does not have money to implement the arbitrationawards in favour of Central government employees including the awardon parity in pay scales; but has no problem in writing off taxesamounting more than 8 lakh crores of rupees favouring few hundredcorporate houses terming it revenue foregone!

One has to rise against all these.

The struggle has to be against these policies. The denial of tradeunion rights, attack on the basic rights of workers – includingputting those fighting for basic human rights for the poor behind barson trumpetted charges of sedition - are natural corollaries of thesepolicies.

We have to be a part of the struggles against these policies to beeffective in our struggle to protect ourselves against victimisation.There are no short cuts.